Cliff Schrock
GOLF WRITER // GENERAL EDITORIAL SPECIALIST
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This Day in Golf History

A page that will list golf history, and the people and events that comprise it in the form of This Day in Golf or This Week in Golf.

This Day in Golf History: May 7

Two World Golf Hall of Fame members died on this date, well before their time. Craig Wood succumbed to a heart ailment at age 66 in 1968, and in 2011, Spanish legend Seve Ballesteros died after fighting brain cancer. And The Greenbrier Resort is a major component of golf resort heritage. The Greenbrier Classic from 2010 to 2019 continued that history, which goes back decades ago when it was a cherished title. On this date in 1950, Ben Hogan won the Greenbrier Pro-Am, at the golf club in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., winning $1,250 after shooting a spectacular 64-64-65-66—259.

Cliff Schrock